This glossary of meteorology is a list of terms and concepts relevant to meteorology and atmospheric science, their sub-disciplines, and related fields...
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of water can be found at Glossary of fishery terms, Glossary of underwater diving terminology, Glossary of rowing terms, and Glossary of meteorology....
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of water can be found at Glossary of fishery terms, Glossary of underwater diving terminology, Glossary of rowing terms, and Glossary of meteorology....
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Low-pressure area (redirect from Depression (meteorology))
American Meteorological Society. amsglossary.allenpress.com. Glossary of Meteorology. Allen Press. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-21. Glossary of Meteorology (June...
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Precipitation (redirect from Precipitation (meteorology))
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main...
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(EI) (co-published with AGU & AAG) Meteorological Monographs In addition, AMS publishes the Glossary of Meteorology, a blog called the Front Page, and...
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Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study...
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Trade winds (redirect from History of the trade winds)
2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-10-28. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "trade winds". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Archived from the...
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Weather front (redirect from Front (meteorology))
"Haboob". Glossary. American Meteorological Society. 8 June 2016. "Convection". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Archived from the...
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Rain (redirect from Heavy rain (meteorology))
2010. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). Rainband. Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 24 December 2008. Glossary of Meteorology (2009)...
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Precipitation types (redirect from Precipitation types (meteorology))
In meteorology, the different types of precipitation often include the character, formation, or phase of the precipitation which is falling to ground...
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Climate classification (section Types of climate)
Climate". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 21 May 2008. "Mesothermal Climate". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological...
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Glossary of meteorology Glossary of climate change Glossary of tropical cyclone terms List of cloud types List of severe weather phenomena List of tornadoes...
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Weather (section Microscale meteorology)
"Hydrosphere". Glossary of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008. "Troposphere". Glossary of Meteorology. Archived...
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Mesoscale convective system (category Mesoscale meteorology)
Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Retrieved 2009-06-14. Mesoscale convective system (AMS Glossary of Meteorology) Houze, R.A. Jr. (2004). "Mesoscale...
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Wind (category Meteorological phenomena)
Fields" (PDF). Millersville Meteorology. Retrieved 2008-05-03. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "Westerlies". American Meteorological Society. Archived from...
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Wind direction (category Meteorological phenomena)
Introduction to Meteorology. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-050196-7. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "Wind vane". American Meteorological Society. Archived...
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Bluestein in 1985 for a tornado not associated with a mesocyclone. The Glossary of Meteorology defines a landspout: "Colloquial expression describing tornadoes...
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Retrieved on 2009-04-26. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "trade winds". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 4 July 2021...
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In meteorology, the synoptic scale (also called the large scale or cyclonic scale) is a horizontal length scale of the order of 1,000 km (620 mi) or more...
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Summer (redirect from Meteorological summer)
February 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008. "Monsoon". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March...
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Air mass (category Meteorological phenomena)
In meteorology, an air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and humidity. Air masses cover many hundreds or thousands of square miles, and...
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Spring (season) (redirect from Meteorological spring)
the day of crucifixion." (e.g. Luke 24:21 KJV) "Etymology of Spring". etymonline.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024. "Spring". Glossary of Meteorology. Retrieved...
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Nickerson & Collins Co. 1898. p. 92. "rotten ice". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Frantz, Carie M.; Light, Bonnie; Farley, Samuel...
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Cloud (redirect from Clouds (meteorology))
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere...
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Thunderstorm (category Mesoscale meteorology)
Mesoscale Meteorology in Midlatitudes. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2010. pp. 215, 310. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "Squall line". American Meteorological Society...
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25, 2016. "Outflow jet". Glossary of Meteorology. AMS. Retrieved April 25, 2016. "Orographic lifting". Glossary of Meteorology. AMS. Retrieved April 25...
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Downburst (section Development stages of microbursts)
July 2008. Glossary of Meteorology. Microburst. Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-07-30. Glossary of Meteorology. Macroburst...
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new study indicates". University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. Retrieved 2009-04-26. Glossary of Meteorology (June 2000). Line echo wave pattern...
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Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 12 January 2018. "Meridional". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society...
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